House of the Black Madonna, Prague, Czech Republic

The House of the Black Madonna is a cubist building designed by Josef Gočár. It is currently in use as the Czech Museum of Cubism and includes the Grand Café Orient restaurant on the first floor.

The House of the Black Mother, sometimes referred to as Black Mother of the Lord, was designed and built between 1911 and 1912 on the corner of Celetná Street and Ovocný trh. Josef Gočár built the house as the first example of cubist architecture in Prague, and it remains probably the most celebrated. Even without historical details of the baroque building surrounding it, the House at the Black Madonna maintains the atmosphere of the neighborhood. The house was given its name by the stone sculpture that originally adorned one of the two Baroque buildings on the same lot. After many years altered use in the interwar period and under communist rule, the house was closed in January 2002 and re-opened after extensive restoration in November 2003.

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Eiri Ni (15 months ago)
Very nice atmosphere . Definitely visit the cafe, exhibition could be enriched to be more interesting for audience. We saw many more cubism-affected paintings in the trade fair (gallery), which could be moved there, at least some of them, to enlarge the exhibition. Excellent experience, though.

alison williams (2 years ago)
Loved it here very quaint and staff friendly would highly recommend , although i cannot comment on the food , we dud not eat but the cakes are stunnng!! We only visitied for a beer. But amazing place

Sonali Patil (2 years ago)
If you want to experience czech cubist architecture, this is where you should visit. This building also has a museum dedicated to cubist art and architecture. It also houses the only cubist cafe in the whole world. Much recommended.

Wayne Bartholomew (2 years ago)
Felt a bit packed in, even though we had our own table it was not unusual to bang elbows with the guy next to me! But a very thick and rich hot chocolate made up for it.

Diana L (2 years ago)
Historical building. Worth your visit and your pictures

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